Bookkeeping and invoicing machine



Nov. 10, 1936. BREITLING 2,060,167

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BOOKKEEPING AND INVOICING Ernst Breitling, Essen, Germany, assignor, bymesne assignments, to The National Cash Register 00., Dayton Ohio, acorporation of Maryland Application December 7, 1929, Serial No. 412,514In Germany December 13, 1928 24 Claims. (Cl. 235-60) This inventionrelates to printing calculating machines of the type having acalculating mechanism so combined with a printing mechanism,

that the printing of a text including numerical items can be accompaniedby the addition or subtraction of the numerical items, in thecalculating mechanism, and can be followed by the printing of the totalor difference of the items on the same sheet.

One object of the invention is to provide a combined typewriting andcalculating machine in which the calculating machine is'provided withmore than one printing mechanism, at least one of these printingmechanisms being arranged to 15 print upon the paper on the carriage ofthe typewriting machine. By this arrangement it is possible to obtain,in addition to the figures printed upon 'the paper on the typewritercarriage, one or more original impression copies from the additionalprinting mechanism or mechanisms of the calculating machine, whereasheretofore it has only beeen possible to make copies by taking carbonpaper impressions from the single printing mechanism.

25 Another object of the invention is to so combine a typewriter and acalculating machine having a printing mechanism, that the two printingmechanisms print upon the same paper, but at laterally displaced points.

30 Another object is to arrange a carriage moving mechanism for amachine as described in the paragraph above, in which the typewritercontrols the movement in one direction and the calculating machinecontrols the movement in the 35 other direction.

Another object is to arrange the carriage moving mechanism controlled bythe calculating machine so that it shifts the carriage, through acertain number of columns in a certain number of operations, alwaysbringing it to the same end position, but moving it selectively tocertain intermediate positions, for instance, to debit or creditcolumns. r

Another object is to provide a system of interlocks whereby theoperation of the typewriter must precede the operation of thecalculating machine, the carriage must be in its lower position for theoperation of the calculating machine and cannot be moved out of itslower position while the calculating machine is in operation,

the calculating machine printing mechanism can only be-operated when thepaper carriage is in certain columnar positions and the carriage is heldin those positions while the calculating ma- 5 chine is in operation, acertain kind of figure, for

instance, a total, can only be printed in a certain column and thecarriage is held against lateral movement during the printing of thisfigure. 1

Another object is to provide for the line shift of the paper carriagethrough the operation of the calculating machine, when the papercarriage is in a certain position, for instance, its

extreme right position.

Another object is to prevent totals from being printed except when thecarriage is in the position panying drawings. In the drawings Fig. 1 isa front view of a book-keeping and invoicing machine in accordance withthis invention, I

Fig. 2 is a partial plan shown in Fig. 1,

view of the machine Fig. 3 is a partial side view, with the casingpartly broken away,

Fig. 3a is an enlarged view of a part of Fig. 3,

with the casing removed,

Fig. 3b is a sectional view of the machine along a row of amount keys,

Fig. 3c is a sectional view of the machine along ,a row of totalizerkeys,

Fig. 3d is a longitudinal sectional view with certain parts in elevationof the totalizer selecting mechanism, along line IIId-IIId of Fig. 3c,Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively a vertical section and a front elevationshowing a locking device for the motor or release keys.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the carriage moving mechanism controlledby the calculating machine,

Fig. '7 is a horizontal section showing a portion of the carriage movingmechanism controlled by the calculating machine,

Fig. 8 is a side view partly in section of the adjusting means for thecarriage moving. mechanism,-

Fig. 9 is a side view of an interlocking mechanism between the carriageand a control lever, Figs. 10 to 13 inclusive are sections on the lineslll--l0, ll-ll, l2-l2, and l3|3 of Fig. 6,

- Fig. 14 is a partial horizontal section of the transmission means forthe calculating machine type which cooperate with carriage,

the typewriter paper Fig. 15 is a bookkeeping voucher as printed by themachine, and

Fig. 16 is a detail view showing the means for controlling a movement ofthe paper carriage by the typewriter printing mechanism.

The calculating machine of the illustrative em-.-

bodiment of the invention shown in the drawings is similar to abookkeeping machine developed from a cash register which is described inthe patent to Bornkessel et al., No. 1,896,936, Februmy 7, 1933. In thecalculating machine there are eight rows of amount keys I, two rows ofauxiliary totalizer keys 2, a row of five special keys 3, three motor orrelease keys I and a lever B, which determines the kind of operation ofthe machine, that is, entering amounts, taking totals, etc. The drive ofthe machine is either by a motor or a crank 6; in the latter case themotor keys I serve as release keys. In the machine illustrated, thesekeys are a "credit" key, for credit items, a "debit key for debit itemsand a "clear" key for releasing an idle operation to prepare the machinefor taking totals.

The amount set up by the amount keys I is additively transmitted to anauxiliary totalizer selected by the totalizer keys 2 and to a specialtotalizer selected by the special totalizer keys 3. The construction andmode of operation of the diilerential members for theintroduction of theset amounts are known, and are described in detail in the patent toBreitling, No. 1,792,569. For the purpose of a better understanding ofthe invention, the mechanism is generally outlined in the accompanyingdrawings. The oscillating movement of shaft 302 (Fig. 3b) efl'ectedbythe machine drive, causes the. tong. members 303, 304, by means ofreversing drive 30!, 306,101, and 308 to embrace the stem of a depressedkey,

whereby the differential member it! executes a movement corresponding tothe set value. while the. diflerential member I executes a movementcorresponding to the complementary value. The actual numerical movementof member 303 is thereby imparted to a driving wheel I09 mounted uponshaft 302, which may engage the individual groups of totalizers SIM,lillb, and tile through intermediate gears ill and lil. Subsequent totheir selection, one or more of these totalizer groups are coupled withthe driving wheel for the purpose of taking up, deducting, ortransferring an amount.

The individual groups of totalizers consist of either one singletotalizer, which in this case is designated as thecalculating, main orspecial control totalizer, or the group may embrace several individualtotalizers such as the auxiliary totalizers, credit and debittotalizers, and sellers totalizers. The construction of such a group oftotalizers may be seen in Figure 3d, this construction being well knownin the art, for example in the above mentioned patent to Bornkessel etal., No. 1,896,936, Fig. 15. The selection of the individual totalizeror the selection u totaliser, is explained in the following operations.

spoons? If' either of the special keys "old credit balance" or "creditis depressed, the amount is additively transmitted to a main totalizer.Ii eitherof the special keys debit" or "old debit balance" is depressed,the amount is subtractively transmitted to the main totalizer. Bydepressing the special key new balance", a suitable adjustment of thekind of operation lever 6 and the depression of one of the motor orrelease keys 6 "credit" or "debit". the total is taken from the maintotaliner. The operations which should take place in a normalbookkeeping transaction are controlled in such a manner, by interlockingdevices (not shown), between the various adjusting tievices, that uponsetting up the old balance and the introduction of the credit or debit,the taking of the new balance must follow. Besides such bookkeepingoperations, the total can be taken from one of the totalizerscorresponding to keys 2 and 3. This is accomplished by adjusting thelever I to the proper position. depressing the proper key 2 or I andthen the corresponding release key. This total taking operation must bepreceded by'a clearing operation released by the releasing key "clear".

For every row of keys I, I and I there is mounted on the main shaft I anadjusting member I. In entering amounts these adjusting members are setat the beginning of the-operation in accordance with the keys depressedin their respective rows; in total taking operations the adjustingmembers 8 for the amount keys are adjusted according to the positions ofthe counting wheels oi the totalizer from which the total is beingtaken. The adjustment of the adjusting members 8 is transmitted throughworm teeth I, worm wheels ll, shafts l2, spur wheels II, I, shafts l6,spur wheels l6, l1, shafts l6 and spur wheels It to a set of rack bars2| mounted to slide transversely in the frame of the machine. From thisset of rack bars the adjustment can be transmitted to as many printingmechanisms as desired.

In the present case there are two printing mechanisms to which theadjustments are transmitted. One printing mechanism is for the controlstrip on the left side of the machine (Pig. 1) and the other is arrangedat the right side of the machine to cooperate with the paper carriage 22of a typewriting machine 23.

The feed mechanism for the control strip I (Fig. l) is preferably soarranged, in known manher, that the last line which has been printed canbe read through an observation opening I! (Fig. 2), in the position ofrest of the machine. In addition to the type for printing on the controlstrip the amount and the sign of the totallzer, there are type wheels26, for printing the consecutive number and type wheels 21 or printingthe account number. The amount is printed by type wheels 26 which areconstantly in positive connection with rack bars II through theintermediary of spur wheels 2!, ll, telescoped tubes I2, 33, and spurwheels 14, 38.

The adjustment of the account number is accomplished by setting members86, which are mounted upon .a shaft 86' and telescoped tubes I1-(Fig. 1) surrounding this shaft. The setting members a arcadjusted, inaccordance with scale numbers 39 to the values 0 to 9. These adjustmentsare transmitted to the type wheels l1 through toothed segments ll,vertically sliding double rack bars 42, spur wheels 43, tubes 44, whichsurround the tubes 83, and spur wheels ll.

The drive of the printing mechanism for the u frame.

control strip- 24 is eflected through a drive shaft 48 (Fig. 2), whichis constantly in engagement with a main drive shaft 48 through bevelwheels On the right of the typewriting machine 23,

left (Fig. 2) are for the amount-(see also Fig. 14).

The next five type carriers to the right, 55, are for the account numberand the three type carriers 56 are for the date of the entry on thevoucher. In addition to these there are arranged to the right of typecarriers 56 the type wheels 51, which are mounted on a common swingingThese serve to print the consecutive number on the voucher in thetypewriting machine.

The amount type carriers 54 are adjusted by the above mentioned rackbars 2] through the following connections: teeth 58 (Fig. 3a), toothedsegments BI rotatably mounted upon a shaft 36, links 82 (Fig, 3),toothed segments 64 rotatably mounted upon a shaft 63, spur wheels 65,worm wheels 66,- shafts 61 and spur wheels 88.

The adjustment of the account number type carriers 55 (Fig. 2) iseffected by toothed seg-.- ments 68 (Fig. 14), which are connected withthe setting levers 38 at the left side of the machine by tubes 3I,toothed wheels 38, 48 (Fig. 1), and the above mentioned tubes 31'. In asimilar manner the type carriers 58 (Fig. 14) for the date of entry onthe bookkeeping voucher are connected by toothed segments H and tubes I2with knobs I3, directly adjustable by hand.

The type wheels 51 (Fig. 3) for the consecutive number are mounted uponan arm I5 mounted to swing upon a drive shaft 14. The shaft I4 isconstantly in'po'sitive connection with the main drive shaft 48 throughbevel wheels I6, 11 (Fig. 2); a shaft I8 and bevel wheels I8, 8|.Between the shaft I4 and the units wheel of the group of type wheels 51there is a Geneva wheel drive, consisting'of a disk 83 (Fig. 3a) fixedupon shaft I4 and having a driving shoulder 82 which engages a spurwheel 84 at each revolution of the disk 83. The spur wheel 84 is gearedto the units wheel of the group 51 and advances this wheel by one uniteach time it is rotated by the shoulder 82. Between the drivingmovements the spur wheel 84 is locked by the circular periphery of disk83 in known manner. The other wheels of -the group 51 are connected toeach other in the well known manner, so that each revolution of a wheelcauses a tenth of a revolution of the wheel on its left. The type wheels26 (Fig. 2) for the consecutive number of the control strip are advancedin a similar manner, one unit for each operation of the machine, by theshaft 46, so that the type wheels 26 and 51 always print the samenumber.

With the type carriers 54 to 56 cooperate separate hammers 86 (Fig. 3a),which are mounted upon a shaft 85 and are normally retained in theirposition of rest against the action of springs 81 by a retaining bar 88which lies in front of lugs 88 of the hammers 88. This retaining bar 88is supported on a frame 82 rockably mounted upon a shaft 8|. The frame82 has a projection 83 which engages a lug 84 in the arm I5 and holdsthe latter back against the action of a spring 85 inthe outwardly swungposition. The frame 82 has also a rigid arm 88 at the end of which is aroller 88 cooperating with a cam disk 81 fixed upon shaft I4. when theshaft I4 is turned the cam disk 81 releasesarm 88, so that the hammers86 and type wheels 51 execute a printing motion under the action ofsprings 81 and. 85, whereby an item is printed upon the voucher on thepaper carriage 22. Since the arm I5 swings upon the shaft I4, upon whichthe driving disk 88 is fastened, the positive connection between thedisk 83 and intermediate wheel 84 is maintained during this printingmotion. Toward the end of the operation of the machine the frame 82 ismoved back by the cam disk 81, whereby the.

hammers 86 and the type wheel carrier 'I5'are returned to the positionshown in Fig. 3. There is still another locking device for the hammers86 of the type carriers 55 and 56 for the account number and date, andfor the arm I5. This locking device consists of a locking bar I8Iengaging behind shoulders 88 of the saidv hammers 86 and a locking armI83 engaging behind a shoulder I82 of arm I5. The locking bar I8! andarm I83 are on a frame I85 rotatably mounted upon a shaft I84. Anotherarm l86 of frame I85 is connected with a shiftable rod I8I, which has anose I88 normally engaging the lower end of a locking rod I88, so thatthe corresponding hammer 86 and the type wheel carrier I5 are normallyretained in their positions of rest and an impression of the accountnumber, the consecutive number and the date upon the voucher on thepaper carriage is only made when the locking rod I88 is raised. Thisoccurs only upon setting up the old balance. For this purpose ,the keysold debit balance and old credit balance have pins III which engageinclined faces II2 of a displaceable key slide II8, to which the lockingrod I88 is connected.

. This arrangement is used in connection with the form of voucher shownin Fig. 15, This figure shows the voucher as it appears when printed bythe typewriter and the set of type 54 to 51. The columns marked I I3 areprinted in a normal way by the typewriter before the beginning of thecalculating machine operation for the same transaction. The columns II3are for the number of the voucher, the description of the item, the dateof the item and the sign of the totalizers. During the printing by thetypewriter the voucher on the paper carriage is moved from space tospace, under the action of a spring (not shown) within the spool 388upon which is wound a cord 38I connected to the carriage, the motion ofthe carriage being controlled by an escape mechanism 382, ofconventional form, operated by the type bars 383 of the typewriter. Inthe first operation of the calculating machine which follows, in whichthe old balance is set up, the type carriers 54 to 51 print in thecolumns H4 (Fig. 15). In these columns there appear beside the oldbalance, the account number, the date of entry on the voucher and theconsecutive number. In the two operations which follow, there areprinted in columns I I5 or II8 the debit or credit amount, and, incolumn III, the new balance, all without the account number, the dateand the consecutive number. This is so because in these operationsneither old balance key is depressed, so that rod I88 (Fig. 3) remainsin its locking position and the hammers 86 cooperating with typecarriers 55 and 56 are locked by the locking bar I8I, while the arm 15is reoperation of the typewriter keys.

tained in position of rest by the locking arm' I53.

When the last sign is. printed in the totalizer sign column, the column"old balance is to the left of type carriers 54, so that the papercarriage must be moved one column to the right before the printing,which occurs during. the first operation.

If a debit amount is to be entered on the second operation, the carriagemust be moved, before the printing, one column to the right. If it is acredit amount, the carriage movement is two columns, in the samedirection. Upon the third operation (new balance) if the precedingoperation was a debit transaction, the movement of the carriage must bea two-column one, while if the preceding operation was a credittransaction, the necessary movement is one column. In any case theremust be upon depression of an "old balance" key and the "debit" key, acarriage movement of one space, and upon depression of the "credit" key,a movement of two spaces.

For moving the paper carriage 22 from left to right, that is, againstthe action of the carriage spring, the paper carriage is positivelycoupled with the drive of the calculating machine. The paper carriageframe H9 is mounted on ballbearings I20 (Fig. 6) on a trackway IIB,which can be shifted vertically to change from small to capital letters.A rack bar I2l is connected with the carriage frame H3 in such a mannerthat the rack bar is forced to follow the lateral motions of thecarriage, but not its vertical shifting. The rack bar I2I ,is connectedthrough a pinion I22 iournalled on the machine frame, with a toothedwheel I24 fixed" upon a shaft I23 rotatably mounted in the frame of themachine. On the shaft I23 is an adjustable transmission member I25having an extended hub I21 provided with slots I25 (Fig. 7) throughwhich project the pin I23. The transmission member isthereforelongitudinally adjustable but not rotatable, with respect tothe shaft I23. The transmission member I25 has three different zones ofteeth. In the one on the left (Fig. 6) are four teeth I3-Ia, b, c and d(Fig. 13) in the middle zone are three teeth I32a, b, and c (Fig. 11);in the right hand zone there is one tooth I33 (Fig. 10). The teeth I3Icooperate selectively with driving disks I35, I35, in the manner of aGeneva wheel. The driving disks I35, I35 are fixed upon a drive shaftI34 (Pig. 6), to which is imparted, by the main drive shaft 43, onerotation, at each operation of the machine. The driving disks I35, I35have re-, cesses I31 (Fig. 13), which are turned toward the teeth "I, inthe position of rest of the machine, so that the paper carriage can movefreely upon When the shaft I34 is set in rotation during an operation ofthe calculating machine, the peripheral surface I33 of disk I35, or I35,moves into the space between the teeth Ill and locks the transmissionmember I25, and thereby thepaper carriage, in their positions of rest,until a driving pocket comes under the tooth I3I. which, at that time, I

is projecting downwardly to the right. At that moment the transmissionmember is rotated90", by the driving pocket and another device to bepresently described, and the paper carriage is thereby moved for thespace of one column. The driving disk I35 is provided with a singledriving. pocket I35 and the driving'disk I35 has two driv-. ing pocketsl4l, I42. In order to turn the teeth l3I into the driving pockets I33,I, I42, two teeth I44 and I45 (Figs; 6. 10 to 12) are providedonthedrivingbody I43securedtoshaft I34that disk I35 or I36, thetransmission member is provided with a circular groove I45 (Figs. 6, '7,8) in which is engaged a fork I41, which is secured to a bushing I45loosely mounted upon a shaft I45 rotatably mounted in the frame of themachine and secured against longitudinal motion. Upon shaft I45 is fixeda drum I52 having a cam slot I5II'in which engages a roller I5I mountedupon the fork I41. The drum I52 has an ear, I52 (Fig. 8) connected by apin I53 with a thrust rod I54, which is supported at its mid-point by alink I55. The free end of thrust rod I54 is provided with an open slotI55 adapted to engage a pin I51 mounted upon a driving arm I58, which isgiven a to and fro swinging motion at each operation of the machine. Asshown in Fig. 3, the upper end of link I55 is connected to a key slideI53. The key slide has inclined surfaces I50, I13 lying in the pathofthe pins III of the keys credit" and new balance". When either ofthese keys is depressed, the slide I59 moves upward and draws with itthe thrust rod I54 so that the slot I55 (Fig. 8) comes out of engagementwith pin I51. In its position of rest the drum I52 lies in the angularposition shown in Fig. 8, so that the transmission member I23 (Fig. 6)is in its right end position (Fig. 6) and the teeth I3I cooperate withthe driving disk I35,

' while teeth I32 cooperate with teeth I44 and I45 and tooth I33 withtooth I45. The drum I52 and transmission member I25 remain in thisposition whenever either of the keys credit or "new balance" has beendepressed, in setting the machine.

If one of the other special keys 3 has been depressed, the thrust rodI54 (Fig. 8) remains in engagement with pin I51 and, at the beginning ofthe operation of the machine, is moved to the left, whereby thetransmission member I25 is adjusted to the left end position (Fig. 6),in which its teeth I3I cooperate with driving disk I35, and its teethI32 and tooth I33 with tooth I44.

During one complete bookkeeping transaction the movement of the papercarriage through the transmission member I25 takes place in thefollowing manner: after the columns II3 (Fig. l5) of the voucher havebeen written by the typewriting machine keys, an operation of thecalculating machine for introducing the old balance is released. At theconclusion of a typewritten entry in column II3 the carriage is in aposition,

, revolution of the transmission member I25-and thereby a displacementof the paper carriage for the space of one column, so that the typecarriers 54 to llstandopposite thccoiumns II4 (Fig. 15).

If the debit" key is depressed, in the next operation, the transmissionmember I25 again assumes its left end position. The tooth I44 (Fig.11)now works upon the tooth I32b, which has assumed the downwardly directedposition, at the beginning of the second operation, so that the'drivingdisk I35, in cooperation with tooth I3Ib, again causes a quarterrevolution of the transmission member .I25 .and a further movement thepaper carriage for the spacecf one column.

If, on the other hand, the credit" keyhad been depressed, thetransmission member I25 would have been left in its right end position.In this case, after the tooth I44 (Fig. 11) had engaged the tooth I32band caused the engagement of tooth I3Ib (Fig-13) with the driving pocketI 4| of driving disk I35 and the transmission member I25 had been turneda quarter revolution, the tooth I45 (Fig. 11) would have engaged thetooth I320 of transmission member I25 and caused the engagement of toothI3Ic (Fig. 13) with the second driving pocket I42 of the driving diskI35, so that the paper carriage would have been moved for the space of asecond column and the credit column H (Fig. 15) of the voucher wouldhave been adjusted to the position opposite the type carriers 54. 1

Since the new balance key is depressed in the third operation of themachine, the transmission member I25 remains in its right end position.If the preceding operation was a debit transaction, the tooth I320 (Fig.11) projects downward, but if the preceding operation was, a credittransaction, there is no tooth I32 projecting downwardly from thetransmission member I25. However, in the latter case, the tooth I33(Fig. projects downward. Assuming the preceding operation to have been adebit transaction, the teeth I44 and. I45 successively engage the teethI32c and I33 (Figs. 11 and 10) and cause, in cooperation with thedriving disk I35. the turning of the transmission member I25 for twoquarter revolutions. If the preceding operation was a credittransaction, the transmission member I25 is turned a quarter revolution,by the engagement of tooth I45 with tooth I33 (Fig. 10) and tooth I3Id(Fig. 13) in driving pocket I42. In either case, the new balance columnarrives opposite the type. carriers 54. It will be seen that the totalmovement toward the right of the paper carriage caused by thetransmission member I25 is composed of four units. By this movement-thefirst space of the first column at the left of the voucher (vouchernumber) again arrives at the printing point 5| of the typewriter (Fig.2), Naturally the device can be so arranged that when the column tot.(Fig. has been printed by the typewriting machine, the columns II4 standdirectly opposite the type carriers 54 to 51, in which case the papercarriage is not moved during an old balance" operation. This can beaccomplished in a simple manner, for instance, by making thetransmission member I25 with three equi-spaced teeth instead of four andby disconnecting the shaft I34 from the driving mechanism in old balanceoperations.

A brief summary of the carriage movements for a series of operations,including debit and credit entries, follows. V

The first operation of any series is to set up and enter the oldbalance. After the typewritten entry is completed, the carriage stops ina position one column to the left of the old balance) position. Duringthe first part of the old balance operation the tooth I44, strikestoothI32a to shift the carriage one step, whereupon the old balance" isprinted. Depression of the debit key shifts the driving member I25 tothe position shown in Fig. 6, and a subsequent operation of the machinecauses tooth I44 to engage tooth I32b to shift the carriage anothercolumnar space, whereupon the debit amount is printed. The nextoperation is the new balance operation, and depression of the "newbalance key controls the shifting of the driving member I 25 to positionthe member I25 in position to cause tooth I320 to be engaged by toothI44 and the tooth I33 to be engaged by tooth I45 to give the carriagetwo steps of movement.

The following steps are given the carriage during a series ofoperations, including a "credit" entry. The first operation consists ofan "old balance operation, during which the member I25 is in theposition shown in Fig. 6, and during which the tooth I44 engages toothI32a to move the carriage one columnar position to receive the oldbalance". For the next operation the credit key is depressed, whereuponthe member I25 shifts to the right (Fig. 6) to bring the teeth I321) andI32c' in line with teethi44 and I45. Therefore, during the machineoperation, the teeth I44 and I45'successively engage teeth I32b and I32cto shift the carriage two columnar spaces.- When the new balance key isdepressed to complete the series of operations, the member I25 remainsin the right hand position, and during the machine operation, the toothI44 has no eilect on tooth I32 because no tooth thereon is in positionto be engaged thereby, but the tooth I45 will engage the tooth I33 toshift the carriage onecolumnar space from the credit column to the newbalance" column.

When the paper carriage is moved back into its right end position, atthe end of a new balance" operation, an arm I5I (Fig. 3) of a bell cranklever I53 arrives under a lever I54 pivoted on the frame of the machine.The lever I54 is given a swinging-movement, at each operation of themachine, by means of a roller I55 (Fig. 2) mounted on a thrust rod I 55aand cooperating with a cam disk I55on drive shaft 48. The thrust rodI55a is connected to lever I54 through bell crank lever I 551) andthrust rod I55c. The bell crank lever I53 has a pawl I52 engaging aratchet wheel I51 of the paper roller '22. When the paper carriage is inits right end position, so that lever I54 lies over bell crank leverI53, the motion of lever I54 received from the cam I55 causes theadvance of the paper roller for the' space of one line. It will be notedthat the automatic lin'e shift is arranged to take place in the columnin which the totals are printed, so that a plurality of totals fromvarious totalizers can be printed one under another and, if desired,added or subtracted in any suitable way to obtain a grand total orbalance.

A number of interlocks between the paper carriage and the settingmechanism are provided,

by means of which the adjustment of the paper the machine and isconnected to a lever I18 pivotally mounted on a stationary shaft I18. Asecond arm of lever I18 is connected by a rod I12 to a key slide I1Ihaving inclined surfaces I88 with which cooperate pins I88 (Fig. 4) onthe motor keys creclit and debit. If the paper carriage is In its raisedcapital letter position, the rear face I11 of the carriage frame II8lies in front of the free end of rod I18, so that the motor keys debitand "credit" are locked. 0n the other hand, when the depression of oneof these keys causes the free end of rod I18 to move over the uppersurface I18 of the paper carriage, the shifting of the typewriter to thecapital letter position is no longer possible, so long as these keysremain depressed.

When the shaft I88 (Fig. 13) is in its position of rest, thetransmission member I28 is released; therefore the paper carriage can bemoved to any desired position. In order to make the printing of the typecarriers 88 (Fig. 2) always take place exactly in the prescribed columnsof the voucher (Fig. 15), the rack bar I2I (Figs. 6 and 4) is providedwith a locking flange I18, which cooperates with a locking lever I8Imounted on the shaft I18 (Fig. 4). The locking lever I8I is positivelyconnected by a link I82 to a lever I88 mounted on a stationary shaft I88. The lever I88 is connected by a rod I88 and a lever I88 with a keyslide I81 having inclined surfaces I88, I88 cooperating with the"credit" and "debit" motor or release keys. The locking flange I18 hasrecesses I8I (Fig. 2), which stand exactly above the free end of leverI8-I when the paper carriage is in the various columnar positions.Therefore it is only in these positions of the paper carriage that amotor or release key "debit" or credit can be depressed. When either ofthese keys is depressed. the free end of lever I8I enters thecorresponding recess I8I (Fig. 2), whereby the paper carriage istemporarily secured against lateral motion. In combination with theseinterlocks a device is provided, by means of which the release of thecalculating machine is prevented, until the columns II8 (Fig. 15) havebeen printed by" the typewriter. For this purpose the lever I88 (Fig. 4)is provided on its free end with a tiltable pawl I82, which cooperateswith a projection I88 (Figs. 4, 5) of an adjustable lever I88 pivoted bya pin I88 upon the partition I18. The lever. I88 has a finger I88 (Fig.5) cooperating with two lugs I81, I88 on the locking flange I18. Theadjustable lever I88 is yieldably held in one of two angular positionsby means of a spring influenced click I88 (Fig. 5) having a nose 28Iadapted to engage either of two notches 282 and 288 of the lever I88.

In the condition of rest of the machine lever I88 is in the positionshown in Fig. 5, where the projection I88 lies over pawl I82, therebylocking the lever I88 and, through rod I88, lever I88 and key slide I81,prevents the depression of the "debit and "credit motor or release keys.As soon as the paper carriage reaches its left end position, through theoperation of printing the columns II8 (Fig. 15), the lug I88 (Fig. 5)strikes flnger I88 and swings lever I88 into its other angular position,in which the projection I88 lies out of the path of pawl I82. Thedepression of a "credit or "debit" motor or release key can thereforetake place without obstruction. by the projection 188; at the same timethe locking lever I8I enters the recess I8I furthest to the right (Fig.2). As soon as the paper carriage arrives in its right end position, asa result of its stepwise backward movement, the lug I81 (Fig. 5) strikesflnger 8 (Fig. 1), this must be printed with the paper carriage in the"new balance position. To insure such an alinement there is rigidlyconnected with the toothed wheel I28 (Figs. 6 and 8) a locking disk 288having a recess 288. when the carriage is in the "new balance" position,this recess is turned toward a locking flnger 288 on an arm 288 mountedon a shaft 288 and under the influence of a spring 281. To the shaft288' is fastened a second arm 2 having at its end a roller 2I2. Thespring 281 holds the roller 2I2 against the shouldered lower surface2I8, 2 of a slidable bar 2I8 positively connected with the lever 8 (Fig.1). As long as the lever 8 is in its position of rest, the flnger 288 isheld out of contact with the locking disk 288, but when the lever 8 ismoved out of its position of rest, for total taking, the finger 288enters the recess 288, if the paper carriage is in its right endposition, the surface} I8 running onto the roller 2I2. Thereby the papercarriage is held in its starting position. during the operation oftaking a total from the selected totalizer.

As described above, the motor or release keys debit" and credit arelocked by the lever I 88 (Fig. 4), when the carriage is in the "newbalance" position. For the purpose of removing this locked condition fortotal taking, there is positively connected with the lever 8 a cam disk2" (Fig. 4), with which cooperates a lever 2I8 situated in the plane ofthe key slide I81. when the lever 8 is adjusted for total taking, thecam disk 2") is turned to the left, whereby the key slide I81 is moveddown, so that its inclined surface! go past the pins I88. The motor orrelease keys "or-edit and debit'fcan then be depressed Irrespective ofthe locking position of lever I88.

As previously stated, every total taking operation must be preceded by aclearing operation. By means of a device, not shown, the lever 8 canonly be moved out of its position of rest when there has Just been aclearing operation. In order that the motor or release key "clear" (Fig.

4) shall only be released for depression when the paper carriage is inits "new balance" position.

this key has a pin 2" engaging an inclined surface 2I8 of a key slide2", which is connected by a rod 22I with a lever 222 pivoted upon theshaft I18. The lever 222 reaches under the looking flange I18 (Figs. 4and 2) and only permits the "clear" key to be depressed when a notch 228in the locking flange I18 is above its free end. This is only the casewhen the paper carriage is in its "new balance" position.

I claim: I

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with atypewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism. ofa calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printingmechanisms being arranged Print 9 1'! a pip 0!! 881d WW 8!- riage atlaterally displaced points, means controlled by said typewriter printingmechanism for imparting a single space movement to said carriage in onedirection, and means controlled by said calculating machine forimparting a step-by-step movement to said carriage in the otherdirection.

2. A machine as specified in claim 1, in which the means controlled bysaid calculating machine for imparting a step-by-sten movement to by themovement of said paper carriage in one direction is controlled by saidtypewriter printing mechanism, and .means controlled by said calculatingmachine for imparting to said carriage a tabular return movement, saidlast mentioned means being adapted to move said carriage duringa'certain number of operations oi said calculating machine through anumber of columns greater than the number of operations of saidcalculating machine, the total movement being always the same, but themovement caused by the individual operations. of the calculating machinebeing variable.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination with atypewriter having a movable paper'carriage and a printing mechanism, ofa calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printingmechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper carriageat laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of said papercarriage in one direction is controlled bysaid typewriter printingmechanism, and means controlled by said calculating machine forimparting to said carriage a tabular return movement, said lastmentioned means being adapted to move said carriage through threecolumns during two succes sive operations of said calculating machine,and adjustable means tor causing a two column movement of said carriageto take place at the first of said operations and a single columnmovement at the second'operation, or a single column movement to takeplace at the first of said operations and a double column movement atthe second.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with atypewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism, ofa calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printingmechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper carriageat laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of said papercarriage in one direction is controlled by said typewriter printingmechanism, and means controlled by said calculatingmachine for impartingto said carriage a tabular return movement equal to four columns duringthree successive operations of said calculating machine, said lastmentioned means being adapted always to adjust said carriage in thefirst and last of said columns and to selectively adjust said carriagein the two intermediate columns.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with atypewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism, ofa calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printingmechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper oarriageat laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of said papercarriage in one direction is controlled by said typewriter print ingmechanism, and means controlled by said calculating machine forimparting .to said carriage a tabular return movement equal to fourcolumns during three successive operations of said calculating machine,said last mentioned means comprising a Geneva gear consisting of atransmission member positively connected to said carriage and a drivingmember positively connected to the driving means of said calculatingmachine, said transmission and driving members having two sets ofdriving connections, one adapted to cause a one column movement of saidcarriage and the other adapted to cause a two column movement of saidcarriage, manipulative means for determining the kind of operation ofsaid calculating machine, means for relatively shitting saidtransmission member and driving member to couple one or the other ofsaid sets of driving connections, and. connections'whereby 'saidshifting means is controlled by said manpulative means.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination with atypewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism, ofa calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printingmechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper car-'riage at laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of saidpaper carriage in one direction is controlled by said typewriterprinting mechanism, and means controlled by said caiculating machine,for imparting to said carriage a tabular return movement equal to fourcolumns during three successive operations or said calculating machine,said last mentioned means comprising a Geneva gear consisting of atransmission member positively connected to said carriage and a drivingmember positively connected to the driving means of said calculatingmachine, said transmission and driving members having two sets ofdriving connections, one adapted to cause a one column movement of saidcarriage carriage upon the third of said operations when,

the second of said operations is accompanied by a two column movement.

8. A. machine as specified in claim 3 in which said means controlled bysaid calculating machine for imparting a return movement to saidcarriage comprises a Geneva wheel gear consisting of a rotatabletransmission member positively geared to said carriage so as to make onecomplete rotation during the total movement of said carriage, a drivingmembengeared to the driving means of said calculating machine so as tomake one complete rotation for each operation of said calculatingmachine, and driving connections between said driving member and saidtransmission member adapted to impart to said transmission member apartial rotation of variable extent for each rotation of said drivingmember.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with atypewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism, ofa calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printingmechanisms beingxarranged to print upon a-paper on said paper carriageat laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of said papercarriage in one direction is controlled by said typewriter printingmechanism, and means controlled by said calculating machine forimparting to said carriage a tabular return movement equal to fourcolumns having two sets of driving connections, one adapted to cause aone column movement of said carriage and the other adapted to cause atwo column movement of said carriage, manipulative means or determiningthe kind of operation of said calculating machine, a cam for relativelyshifting said transmission member and driving member to couple one orthe other of said sets of driving connections, a swinging member drivenby the driving means of said calculating machine, disengageableconnections between said swinging member and said cam, and means wherebythe engagement of said last mentioned connections is controlled by saidmanipulative means.

10. In a tabulating machine, a movable paper carriage, two printingmechanisms adapted to,

print at laterally displaced points on a paper on said paper carriage,means for imparting a'stepby-step movement in one direction to saidcarriage upon operation of one of said printing mechanisms, and meansfor imparting a step-bystep movement in the other direction to saidcarriage upon operation of the other of said printing.

mechanisms.

11. In a machine of the class described, the combination with atypewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism, ofa calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printingmechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper carriageat laterally displaced points. means whereby the movement of said papercarriage toward the left is controlled by said typewriter printingmechanism, means whereby the movement of said paper carriage toward theright is controlled by said calculating machine, and means preventingthe operation of said calculating machine until said carriage is movedto its extreme left position.

12. A machine as recited in claim 11, in which said means for preventingoperation of said calculating machine until said carriage is moved toits extreme left position comprises a pivoted lug, means yieldinglyholding said lug in either of two positions, connections whereby areleasing key of said calculating machine is locked when said lug is inone position and released when said lug is in the other position, andmeans whereby the position of said lug is controlled by the movement ofsaid carriage to its two end positions.

13. In a machine of the class described, the

combination with a typewriter having a paper carriage and a printingmechanism, of a calculating machine having a printing mechanism, saidtwo printing mechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on saidpaper carriage at laterally displaced points, means for raising saidcarriage for printing capital letters, a releasing key for saidcalculating machine and means preventing depression of said releasingkey when said earriage is raised and preventing said carriage frombeingraised when said releasin'g key has been depressed.

14. In a machine of the class described, the combination with atypewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism. ofs calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printingmechanisms being arranged to printupon a paper on said paper carriage atlaterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of said papercarriage toward the left is controlled by said typewriter printingmechanism, means whereby the movement of said paper carriage toward theright is controlled by said calculating machine, releasing keys for saidcalculating machine, locking means for said releasing keys, meanswhereby said locking means is controlled by said carriage in such amanner as to lock said releasing keys upon movement of said carriageinto its extreme right position and to release said releasing keys uponmovement of said carriage into its extreme left position, a total takinglever, and means operated by said total taking lever for disabling saidlocking means.

.15. In a machine of the class described, the combination with atypewriter having a movable paper carriage and a printing mechanism, ofa calculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printingmechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper carriageat laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of saidrpapercarriage inone direction is controlled by said typewriter printingmechanism, and means whereby movement of said paper carriage in theopposite direction is controlled by said calculating machine, said lastmentioned means comprising a Geneva wheel gear by which the drivingmeans of the calculating machine is positively connected to thecarriage.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination with atypewriter having a movable paper carriage and a print mechanism. of scalculating machine having a printing mechanism, said two printingmechanisms being arranged to print upon a paper on said paper carriageat laterally displaced points, means whereby the movement of said papercarriage in one direction is controlled by said typewriter printingmechanism, and means whereby movement of said paper carriage in theopposite direction is controlled by said calculating machine, said lastmentioned means comprising a Geneva wheel gear consisting of atransmission member positively geared to said carriage, and a drivingmember positively driven by the driving means of said calculatingmachine, driving disks on said driving member, teeth on saidtransmission member cooperating with said driving disks, said drivingdisks having recesses permitting free rotation at said transmissionmember when said driving disks are in position of rest. I I

17. In a calculating machine, a printing mechanism, a laterally movablepaper carriage cocrdinated with said printing mechanism, and means forpreventing operation of the calculating machine except when saidcarriage is in certain positions, said means comprising a flange on saidcarriage having recesses corresponding to said certain positions, and apivoted arm having one end arranged to be positively actuated by areleasing key of the calculating machine, the other end of said armcooperating with said flange and permitting said arm to tilt only whenaligned with one of said recesses.

18. In a calculating machine, a printing mechanism, a laterally movablecarriage, means for adjusting said carriage to various positions forcausing said printing mechanism to print in columns, means for settingthe machine to print totals, means to prevent operation of said settingmeans unless said carriage is in a certain position, line spacing means,and means for automatically actuating said line-spacing means only whensaid carriage is in said certain position.

19. In a tabulating machine, a movable paper carriage, two printingmechanisms'adapted to print at laterally displaced points on a paper onsaid paper carriage, means for imparting a stepby-step movement in onedirection to said car- 0, 'riage upon operation of one of said printingmechanisms, means for imparting a step-by-step movement in the otherdirection to said carriage upon operation of the other of said printingmechanisms, and means preventing operation of said last mentionedprinting mechanism until said carriage moves to a limit position in thedirection controlled by said first mentioned printing mechanism.

20. In a tabulating machine, a movable paper carriage, two printingmechanisms adapted to print at laterally displaced points on a paper onsaid paper carriage, means for imparting a stepbystep movement in onedirection to said carriage upon operation of one of said printingmechanisms, means for imparting a step-by-step movement in the otherdirection to said carriage upon operation oi a second printingmechanism, and means preventing operation of said last mentionedprinting mechanism until said carriage moves to a limit position in thedirection controlled by said first mentioned printing mechanism, saidlast mentioned means comprising a pivoted lug, means yieldingly holdingsaid lug in either 0! two positions, connections whereby the operationof said second printing mechanism is prevented when said lug is in 'oneposition, but not when said lug is in the other position, and meanswhereby the position of said lug is controlled by the movement or saidcarriage to its two end positions.

' 21. In a calculating machine, a printing mechanism, a laterallymovable paper carriage coordinated with said printing mechanism designedto have amounts printed in several columns of the paper, means forsetting said calculatin machine to print 'totals in one of said columns,and means controlled by said carriage for preventing the adjustment ofsaid setting means except when said carriage is in a certain positioncorresponding to the column containing totals, said last mentioned meansbeing so constructed and arranged as to prevent lateral movement of saidcarriage when said setting means has been adjusted.

22. In a calculating machine, a printing mechanism comprising aplurality 0! groups of types, actuating means for said groups of types,a laterally movable paper carriage coordinated with said printingmechanism, manipulative means comprising several types of keys forsetting the machine for several kinds of operations, means controlled bythe position 01' the carriage for selectively releasing said severaltypes of keys, and releasing means for said actuating means variablycontrolled by said several types of keys whereby said several groups oftypes are actuated differently for the several kinds of operation of themachine, and in accordance with the position of the carriage.

23. In a calculating machine, a printing mechanism comprising aplurality of groups of types, actuating means for said groups of types,a laterally movable paper carriage coordinated with said printingmechanism, manipulative means comprising several types of keys forsetting the machine for several kinds of operations, means controlled bythe position of the carriage for selectively releasing said severaltypes of keys, releasing means for all of said actuating means,additional'releasing means for the actuating means of certain of saidgroups for effecting a separate control thereof, both of said releasingmeans being controlled byv said several types of keys whereby saidseveral groups of types are actuated differently for the several kindsoi! operation of the machine and in accordance with the position of thecarriage.

24. In a calculating machine, a printing mechanism, a laterally movablepaper carriage coordinated with said printing mechanism designed to haveamounts printed in several columns of the paper, manipulative means forsetting the machine for entering amounts therein, manipulative means forsetting the machine for totaltaking operations, locking means controlledby said carriage for preventing the operation of said first-mentionedmanipulative means when said printing mechanism is not aligned with saidcolumns, and additional locking means controlled by said carriage forpreventing the operation of said last-mentioned manipulative means whensaid printing mechanism is not aligned with that one of said columnswhich is designed to contain the amounts obtained during saidtotal-taking operations.

ERNST BREI'I'LING.

